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[Alremc]

I have the fairling vents but not helping, hummm...Thanks Stu!

[Cvostu]

One other thing I did was I went with the Windvest 9"  windshield.  That's 1" taller than the one on my 04    Seems like I sit up higher on the new bike.  Maybe that will help. The Windvest also had the lip that sends the air over your head.  I'm 6ft 3 and have the 9   When you re sitting on the bike, the top of the shield should be about even with your mouth.

[Alremc]

One other thing I did was I went with the Windvest 9"  windshield.  That's 1" taller than the one on my 04    Seems like I sit up higher on the new bike.  Maybe that will help. The Windvest also had the lip that sends the air over your head.  I'm 6ft 3 and have the 9   When you re sitting on the bike, the top of the shield should be about even with your mouth.

I was lookin at goin the windshield route and seeing the Freedom shield on this site as they offer a 15% discount but let me see what you have as nothin like a proven product. Thanks Stu!

[SilveRT8]

I was lookin at goin the windshield route and seeing the Freedom shield on this site as they offer a 15% discount but let me see what you have as nothin like a proven product. Thanks Stu!

Cant go wrong with the Freedom shield also. Material is a little thicker than the others so they do not bend, the curved lip is very effective at pushing the wind over the head, and the quality of the optic when looking through it is amazingly clear and distorsion free. I just ordered a second one so I have the choice between a low and high one.

[Alremc]

Cant go wrong with the Freedom shield also. Material is a little thicker than the others so they do not bend, the curved lip is very effective at pushing the wind over the head, and the quality of the optic when looking through it is amazingly clear and distorsion free. I just ordered a second one so I have the choice between a low and high one.

Silver, how tall did you do with your Freedom shield? The 12 came with a 10 in but I was thinking of going an inch taller but the site sez you can go shorter because of the curve which directs the wind over the rider's head.

Cheers, Frank

[SilveRT8]

Hi Frank,
I'm 6' with a long torso and with the stock HD 10" I had wind all over my face.
I got the 11" Freedom shield wich may be a bit tall as I see above and through it, depending if I sit upright or not, but it's very clear even when looking through it. If I put my hand flat on top of my helmet it does not get the buffeting as it starts only about 1 1/2" over my head.
I now ordered a new 10" shield to see above it at all time.

[miker]

+1 for Freedoms..I have a few...long freeway trip, 12" and full face helmet, I can peer over it but sit behind it if it buggy, rainy...with hours over 80+ mph, it helps. For roundeebout rides, I use an 8" and skid lid (DOT, of course) ..Git a couple, east change out..

[49445CVO]

Hey All....

I've seen some posts on this very subject but they seem to pertain to the rider being buffeted by wind over the shorter windscreen.  I've noticed on my new Ultra a wind buffeting of the bike itself....unlike any other FLH I've owned with a bat wing fairing, including an '03 Ultra and an '07 Street Glide.  Once I'm above 65mph my bike gets all "squirrelly" up front.  It feels like when you running across a grated bridge.  Now it's not an unbalanced tire (very smooth) or a very loose steering head bearing.....it just feel like the wind is "buffeting" the bike much like it would my full face helmet when riding without a screen at all.  I plan to mention to my dealer when I take "Lucy" in for her 1000 miles service.....but this one feels like we will be chasing our tails getting them to diagnose this one. 

Could it be the new wheel?....the windscreen?....the lowers?....head bearing?   

I'm very perplexed as, again, this isn't my first ultra and my last one was rock solid at 80+ mph.  If this bike just handles this way....I'm VERY disappointed. 

Please  give me a cure.........otherwise I LOVE this bike.  I just can't live with not being able to make time on a highway from time to time.  After all it is an ultra for gosh sakes...

Thanx in advance,

HD

My '06 SEUC is the same way

[CVOThunder]

Hi Frank,
I'm 6' with a long torso and with the stock HD 10" I had wind all over my face.
I got the 11" Freedom shield wich may be a bit tall as I see above and through it, depending if I sit upright or not, but it's very clear even when looking through it. If I put my hand flat on top of my helmet it does not get the buffeting as it starts only about 1 1/2" over my head.
I now ordered a new 10" shield to see above it at all time.

Can you post your results once you get it mounted? I'm torn between the Freedom and Windvest as both sound like good products. but if the 10" works well for you then it might just be the ticket since we might have the same torso build. Did you return your 11" for credit towards the 10". My backside is padded and I might need to go with the 11...or quit eattin' 4 whole fried chickens for dinner every stinkin night.  Oh and can't forget the toast.

[Alremc]

Hi Frank,
I'm 6' with a long torso and with the stock HD 10" I had wind all over my face.
I got the 11" Freedom shield wich may be a bit tall as I see above and through it, depending if I sit upright or not, but it's very clear even when looking through it. If I put my hand flat on top of my helmet it does not get the buffeting as it starts only about 1 1/2" over my head.
I now ordered a new 10" shield to see above it at all time.

Thanks Silver! Sounds like the 10" might be the ticket for me as I am bout 5'10" and can peer over the OEM shield well but it doesn't do much for buffering.

[Cvostu]

I personally like the windiest better.  Great as far a buffeting and  I didn't really care for the "thick" look on the Freedom.  It almost left me a little gap when closing up the fairing.  The windvest is the same as a stock shield. I use the 9" ad I'm 6ft3. Just right.  I use their stuff for years.  I'm sticking with it.  

[SilveRT8]

Can you post your results once you get it mounted? I'm torn between the Freedom and Windvest as both sound like good products. but if the 10" works well for you then it might just be the ticket since we might have the same torso build. Did you return your 11" for credit towards the 10". My backside is padded and I might need to go with the 11...or quit eattin' 4 whole fried chickens for dinner every stinkin night.  Oh and can't forget the toast.

Yes, I still have the 11". When I get the 10", I will test and report on the difference from 11 to 10
I dont have any experience with other brands shields, but any of the curved models seems far better than the OEM HD shield.

[mikelews]

I came off a 2011 SE Ultra and noticed the unstable feeling on the 2012 SE Ultra. I had the Dealer look into it. After allot of investigation we changed the front wheel out. The problem didn't go away. Then we put a different type of front wheel on the bike and it rides like a dream. It appears to be an issue with the Chisel wheels. Harley is relaxing the Chisel wheels with the Roullet design from last year. Bummer, since I liked the design of the Chisel wheels.

If anyone is having these issues, swap out the front wheel with a different designed one and see if the issue goes away.

[planenut]

how did you figure this out did your dealer have someone else with this problem,as i to have the same problem and a few of us. i came off of a 09 cuse and notice this problem on the 12.you just don't have that feel in the ft end like the 09 cuse
thanks
   jon

[mikelews]

We found it during the process of trying to diagnose the problem. The Dealer was very involved. They first rode the bike and agreed there was an issue. They contacted Harley and went through all the scenarios. They put a full sized windshield on, confirmed the neck bearings were adjusted properly. They happened to have a take off wheel and tire from a Street glide so they replaced the front wheel and tire with it. The problem went away. So they first replaced the tire, thinking it was a defective tire. The problem still existed. Then they replace the Chisel wheel with another Chisel wheel and the problem still existed. Then they test rode another 2012 SE Ultra that they had gotten in. It, too, had the same problem. So they could only say that the Chisel wheels were the issue, since once it was replaced on the front, the problem went away. Therefore, they are replacing the Chisel wheels with the 2011 SE Ultra wheels.

If you can, have the front wheel replaced temporarily with another type wheel and see if you have the same results.

Let me know what you find out.